Steam-trap.



l. H. HIMES.

STEAM TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED 001114, 1911 LBO. Patented July 9, 1912.

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med to Les buoyancy will cause .it to rise and in rising te Close the valve. The parte will remain in this position until the Water again rises and oreriiows the float, when the same operation Wili he repented.

Freni the foregoing; description it will loe seen that the steam trap is simple in eonstriietion and automatic in its operation, and Well adapted for the purpose described.

What l' eleini as my invention is:

A steam trap, eoinprising a eaeing heving an extension. projecting from one side thereot and seid'extension provided with an inlet opening, a tubular bearing oonneeted to the extension and having a steli'- ing,l nut on one end, e, rook shaft extending through, the hearing, an arm mounted on the inner end of the rock shaft, a float carried by the" inner end of said arm, said float having an open upperfport-ion and a lower depressed portion, a disehzirge pipe extending through the easing and into the depressed portion of the floot, :1 valve oontrolling thelow through seid pipe and po-v sitioned outside of the easing, a lever for opening' and closing said valve, u lever mounted on the outer end of the rock shaft, counterweights carried by eiaid levers, and a link connecting the levers together.

In testimony whereof, l alii-X my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. HIMES. Witnesses C. H. KEENEY, CLARA V. MUEHLBACH. 

